News Briefs............................................................................................. Call for Submissions for the Frances E. Russell Award
IBBYCanada is now accepting submissions to the 2007 Frances E. Russell Award, which supports research for a publishable work (a book or paper) on Canadian children's literature. The deadline for proposals, which may be submitted in English or French, is May 1. Click here for more information. Cliquer ici pour plus de renseignements.
............................................................................................. New IBBY Canada Executive Committee
The new 2008-2009 IBBY executive has been approved.
............................................................................................. Give the Gift of IBBY!
Looking for a meaningful gift? Why not give an IBBY donation in your friends and loved ones names? Better yet, sign them up for a membership and they will receive newsletters, a say in IBBY Canada issues, and a subscription to Bookbird (depending on membership level). IBBY Canada is a charitable organization devoted to promoting Canadian literature around the world and supporting literacy programs. Click here to give the gift that keeps on giving!
............................................................................................. IBBY Canada's Support Pays Off!
The IBBY International subcommittee in charge of administering the IBBY-Yamada Fund has once again chosen to support South African EMEP (Extra Mural Education Project) Unknown 2 Known, which was championed by IBBY Canada. Liz Page, IBBY International's communications director, gives this as a reason for IBBY's continued support: ............................................................................................. Letter from IBBY President Patsy Aldana
Patsy Aldana, pillar of the Canadian children's book publishing scene, has been busy in her first few months as President of IBBY International. Read about her recent activities with IBBY here.
............................................................................................. Celebrating Peter Carver
On June 20, IBBY Canada and friends arrived at Toronto's Arts and Letters Club to celebrate Peter Carver and his generous contribution to children's publishing as he was presented with the 2006 Claude Aubry Award. It was a moving night that included two eloquent, intimate speeches. Read author Brian Doyle's speech here, as he introduces his colleague and friend. Read Peter Carver's acceptance speech here.
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Children in Crisis Fund
IBBY has launched a worldwide appeal for funds to support its Children in Crisis Programme. Current Projects funded are the Lebanon Project (conflict management for war-traumatized children), the Gaza Project (creates libraries in two community centres in Palestine and bibliotherapy training for workers in those centres), and the Colombia Project (creates reading clubs and circulating libraries for 1,000 street children displaced by sixty years of war in Colombia). To learn how you can help, please click here or send a cheque to IBBY Canada c/o The Canadian Children's Book Centre, 40 Orchard View Blvd., Suite 101, Toronto, Ontario, M4R 1B9 (please write "Children in Crisis Fund" on the memo line).
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IBBY Twinning Project
What better way to honour IBBY founder Jella Lepman's belief in the importance of "building a bridge of children's books" than by participating in a unique, enriching twinning project? If you are a Canadian teacher, this project will give your students hands-on experience with storytelling and a chance to learn about children and culture in South Africa. Read more about IBBY's Twinning Project here and here.
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